Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A driving assistance device mounted in a vehicle, the driving assistance device comprising: a communication unit configured to perform communication; an output unit configured to output information as an image or a voice; an input unit configured to detect user input; and a processor programmed to perform driving assistance with use of a point on a map as a destination, wherein the processor is programmed to: i) execute a connection process to connect the driving assistance device to a terminal device wirelessly via the communication unit (i) without performing pairing and (ii) without the driving assistance device and the terminal device being previously paired, ii) output identification information on the terminal device as the image or the voice via the output unit after the driving assistance device is wirelessly connected to the terminal device, and iii) execute a setting process to set the point determined by the terminal device as the destination for the driving assistance in a case where the processor detects specified user input via the input unit after outputting the identification information on the terminal device.
2. The driving assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein: the processor is programmed to determine whether a received signal strength indicator in wireless communication between the terminal device and the driving assistance device or a distance between the driving assistance device and the terminal device calculated based on the received signal strength indicator satisfies a specified reference; and the processor is programmed to execute the connection process in a case where the processor determines that the received signal strength indicator or the distance satisfies the specified reference.
3. The driving assistance device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is programmed to execute the connection process in a case where an occupant exists in the vehicle and the processor determines that the received signal strength indicator or the distance satisfies the specified reference.
4. The driving assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein: the processor is programmed to notify the terminal device of identification information on the vehicle or the driving assistance device; and the processor is programmed to execute the setting process after the processor notifies the terminal device of the identification information on the vehicle or the driving assistance device.
5. A control method of a terminal device configured to communicate with a driving assistance device mounted on a vehicle, the control method comprising: executing a connection process to connect the driving assistance device to the terminal device wirelessly (i) without performing pairing and (ii) without the driving assistance device and the terminal device being previously paired; determining a point on a map in accordance with user input; outputting identification information on the vehicle or the driving assistance device as an image or a voice when the terminal device is wirelessly connected to the driving assistance device; and notifying the driving assistance device of identification information on the terminal device and information on the point in a case where specified user input is detected after outputting the identification information on the vehicle or the driving assistance device.
6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a terminal device to perform operations, the terminal device being configured to communicate with a driving assistance device mounted on a vehicle, the operations comprising: executing a connection process to connect the driving assistance device to the terminal device wirelessly (i) without performing pairing and (ii) without the driving assistance device and the terminal device being previously paired; determining a point on a map in accordance with user input; outputting identification information on the vehicle or the driving assistance device as an image or a voice when the terminal device is wirelessly connected to the driving assistance device; and notifying the driving assistance device of identification information on the terminal device and information on the point in a case where specified user input is detected after outputting the identification information on the vehicle or the driving assistance device.
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February 8, 2022
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